Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - Coach Hoàng Anh Tuấn has agreed to give overseas Vietnamese footballer Tony Tuấn Anh a trial to compete for the U20 team jersey during the preparation for the final round of FIFA U20 World Cup 2017. Anh, who grew up in the Czech Republic, was present at Nha Trang on Tuesday to convene with the team. "Anh will train with Vietnamese team. However, he hasn't been called to the official roster. Anh needs to persuade coach Tuấn with his skills and experience in coming training sessions," an assistant of Tuấn said. Tuấn Anh was born in 1999 in Benesov. His parents are Vietnamese. He joined Bohemians Praha football institute in 2011 and is on the institute's U19 team. After three weeks of training in Nha Trang, Việt Nam will leave for Germany for extra training sessions. Under the draw, Việt Nam are in Group E alongside France, Honduras and New Zealand of the Cup, which will begin on May 20 with the final scheduled for June 11 in South Korea. As scheduled, Việt … [Read more...] about Overseas VN footballer given U20 Cup trial
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Israel to help VN build community centers
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - Israel and Việt Nam signed an agreement yesterday on establishing a series of community centres based on an Israeli-developed model. The agreement was signed in the presence of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin who is on an official visit to Việt Nam. The first center will be located in Hà Nội. Having received the blessing and promised support of the capital's Chairman of People's Committee, Nguyễn Đức Chung. "It's great that Việt Nam wants to supplement formal education with informal education," President Rivlin told Việt Nam News. "In my meetings with the minister of defence and the general secretary of the Party I explained that Israel's military is a people's army, just as it is in Việt Nam, and it has a central role in bridging the gap for young people who didn't have all the advantages and opportunities." Rivlin added that Israeli towns that know how to make use of their community centres and to take responsibility for their activities, "benefit … [Read more...] about Israel to help VN build community centers
VN called to tackle overfishing as crisis looms
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - The Government should tighten its grip on overfishing as the seafood capacity in the Vietnamese sea is nearing exhaustion, a top military official said on Tuesday. Senior Lieutenant-General Phạm Ngọc Minh, Vice Chief of General Staff of the Việt Nam People's Army and Vice Chairman of the National Committee for Search and Rescue, raised his concerns over the alarming situation as he commented on the draft of the amended Law on Fisheries during a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC). "We used to catch a lot of fish whenever we went out to sea in the old days. But now all the sea - Bạch Long Vỹ, Trường Sa or Phú Quốc - was empty of fish," Minh said. Vietnamese fishers use all kind of means, from explosives to electricity or toxic substances, to catch great quantities of fish as fast as possible. "That's why now our fishermen have to fish in overseas waters, and get caught," he said. Since the start of the year, 16 Vietnamese fishing ships … [Read more...] about VN called to tackle overfishing as crisis looms
Czech Republic investors seek opportunities in VN – News – Investment
However, while last year's turnover reached US$546 million, Duong said co-operation had yet to reach its full potential. There were only about 30 Czech investment projects in Viet Nam, mainly in the fields of glassware, construction materials, electronic equipment and food processing. Commerce Counsellor Nguyen Thang Long said Viet Nam was looking at importing machinery, equipment and high-tech products from the Czech Republic, as well as spare parts and raw materials.Long said Viet Nam welcomed Czech enterprises and investors to come to the country and research market conditions, seek partners and build alliances with a view to producing in or exporting to Viet Nam or third countries. He added that a number of Czech businesses were currently drafting investment plans for operations in Viet Nam. Deputy minister of trade and industry Do Thang Hai expressed hope that the upcoming free trade agreement (FTA) between Viet Nam and the EU would help Viet Nam connect the Czech Republic and EU … [Read more...] about Czech Republic investors seek opportunities in VN – News – Investment
VN scholar given French honour
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - Vietnamese Prof Phan Huy Lê has been granted a medal by the Académie des Inscripition et des Belles Lettres (Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres) for his significant contribution to the preservation of Việt Nam's historical and cultural heritage and for his devoted social science research. The medal was given by Prof Micheal Zink from the academy during an award ceremony Monday night at the French Embassy in Hà Nội. Speaking at the event, Prof Zink praised Prof Lê for his discovery of the original draft of the Han-script story poem Lục Vân Tiên by the 19th century poet Nguyễn Đình Chiểu in the library of the Institute of France in Paris in 2011. Although the draft had been kept there for years, the French had no idea the story poem is considered "a treasure" of Vietnamese literature. "We would like to do something to recognise the discovery of Prof Phan Huy Lê. Alongside unveiling the draft, we would like to give him a medal of the academy," Prof Zink … [Read more...] about VN scholar given French honour